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Hyderabad Metro Rail: Nearly 7000 Smart Cards sold in 2 days
Hyderabad Metro Rail Smart Cards With Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the Hyderabad Metro rail project on Tuesday, the metro services are officially set to be open for public use from Wednesday.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurating the Hyderabad Metro rail project on Tuesday, the metro services are officially set to be open for public use from Wednesday.
The 30-km stretch between Miyapur and Nagole will cover 24 stations including Ameerpet, SR Nagar, and Secunderabad etc.
Passengers will need to purchase a token or smart card to travel in Hyderabad Metro and the sale has already been commenced for the Metro Smart cards at the four metro stations ie, Nagole, Tarnaka, Prakashnagar and SR Nagar on Sunday.
As people lined up at the metro stations to purchase the cards, within two days, the authorities have sold nearly 7,000 smart cards with 2,200 cards sold on the first day itself.
Charged at Rs 200, the Smart Cards will have the initial top-up amount of Rs 100 for travel and Rs 100 as a security deposit. The validity of the card is 365 days with the amount rechargeable up to a maximum of Rs 3,000.
Initially, the trains would run from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m and the timings would be rescheduled to 5:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., depending on the demand.
The minimum fare is fixed at Rs 10 for a distance of up to two km with the maximum fare at Rs 60 for a distance of more than 26 km.
